New York Times Soccer Maven Jack Bell Addresses The Giorgo Chignalia & Red Bull Situation In A Du Nord Exclusive
du Nord, March 8, 2006
After reading all of Giorgio Chignalia's words from Jack Bell's article in Wednesday's New York Times, I sent a note to our pal Jack and asked him a (run-on) question. I got back a lot more than I figured I would, so I am running Jacks words seperately from the ususal du Nord daily blab. I think you will dig this.What do you think about the possible Metrostars purchase by Red Bull, and did you get any idea of what Chignalia knows in regards to how MLS is run - salary cap, internationals, developmental team etc etc??As I'm sure you know, GC has a long and glorious history of spouting off. That said, for all the bombast, the guy has an incredible knowledge of players and what makes good players.I'm sure he's aware of the financial restrictions, but I honestly think those salary numbers are about to change and could change quickly. nothing concrete from MLS folks, but I think that when you get people like Vergara, Checketts and Red Bull involved they are not going to be interested for very long if it means bein